Climate Change in the Four Corners Region
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  • Vegetation Resilience
  • Temperatrue
  • Precipitation
  • evaporation during summer
  • FrostDays_Winter
  • volumetric water content

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Published

May 2024

Vegetation Resilience

Chart Navigation Tips
  • Color-Coded Index: The color spectrum on the map represents various percentages of vegetation coverage, with darker colors indicating higher percentages.
  • Size-Coded Index: The size of the points on the map corresponds to different percentages of vegetation coverage, with larger points denoting higher percentages.
  • Tooltip: Hover over any point on the map to view the longitude, latitude, and the precise percentage of vegetation coverage for that location.
  • Bare Ground
  • Tree Canopy
  • Plant Litter
  • Shrubs
  • Herbaceous Plants
  • Annual Herbaceous
Figure 1: Percentage of Bare Ground of Natural Bridges National Monument(NBNM)
Data Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)
Figure 2: Percentage of Tree Canopy Coverage of Natural Bridges National Monument(NBNM)
Data Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)
Figure 3: Percentage of Plant Litter Coverage of Natural Bridges National Monument(NBNM)
Data Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)
Figure 4: Percentage of Shrubs Coverage of Natural Bridges National Monument(NBNM)
Data Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)
Figure 5: Percentage of Herbaceous Plants Coverage of Natural Bridges National Monument(NBNM)
Data Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)
Figure 6: Percentage of Annual Herbaceous Coverage of Natural Bridges National Monument(NBNM)
Data Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)

Temperatrue

Chart Navigation Tips
  • Division Filtering: Select one of four temperature types at NBNM from the dropdown menu.
  • Temperature Type Filtering: Click on temperature names in the legend to filter specific temperature types within a division.
  • Time Filtering: Drag across the visualization to filter for a specific time range.
  • Tooltip: Hover over the visualization to observe the value for each data point.
  • Annotations: The dashed line and text represent the average value over the years.
Figure 7: Yearly Temperature Trends at Natural Bridges National Monument (NBNM)
Data Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)

Precipitation

Chart Navigation Tips
  • Precipitation Season Filtering: Click the legend to filter for specific season’s precipitation within a division.
  • Time Filtering: Drag across the visualization to filter for a specific time range.
  • Tooltip: Hover over the dashed line to observe the total summer and winter precipitation for each year. Hover over the bars to see the specific value for each one.
  • Annotations: The dashed line and text represent the average value over the years. The specific value of each bar.
Figure 8: Precipitation(Summer & Winter) at Natural Bridges National Monument (NBNM)
Data Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)

evaporation during summer

Chart Navigation Tips
  • Location Filtering: Click on a point in the left plot to filter for a specific location in NBNM and observe the summer evaporation at that location over the years in the right plot.
  • Tooltip: Hover over the visualization to observe the value for each data point.
Figure 9: Evaporation in Summer at Natural Bridges National Monument(NBNM)
Data Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)

FrostDays_Winter

Chart Navigation Tips
  • Location Filtering: Click on a point in the left plot to filter for a specific location in NBNM and observe the frost days in winter at that location over the years in the right plot.
  • Tooltip: Hover over the visualization to observe the value for each data point.
Figure 10: Frost Days in Winter at Natural Bridges National Monument(NBNM)
Data Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)

volumetric water content

Chart Navigation Tips
  • Time Filtering: Select the time frame on the left plot to filter for a specific year. Drag across the visualization on the right plot to filter for a specific time range.
  • Tooltip: Hover over the visualization to observe the value for each data point.
  • Annotations: Display the specific values for each category on the left plot.
Figure 11: Volumetric Water Content at Natural Bridges National Monument (NBNM)
Data Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)
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